| Subhankar Banerjee | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Kolkata, India |
| Origin: | India |
| Death Place: | Kolkata, India |
| Genre: | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Tabla |
| Years Active: | 1990s–2020s |
Subhankar Banerjee (20 August 1966 - 25 August 2021) was an Indian musician and tabla player of the Farukhabad tradition.[1] [2]
He studied initially with Manik Das of the Benares tradition before learning with Swapan Siva of the Farukhabad tradition, which he is more associated with.[3]
He regularly supported Amjad Ali Khan, Rashid Khan, Birju Maharaj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Shivkumar Sharma on stage.[4] He was also a tabla soloist.[5]
Banerjee contracted COVID-19 in June 2021. He died a few months later in August, five days after his 55th birthday.[6]